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The sea of pleasures may drown its owner and the swimmer fears to open his eyes under the water.

Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

A tear that runs down a believer’s cheek is more beneficial than a thousand raindrops on the earth
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYA

Islamic Religious Running
A true believer does not fear physical death, rather he fears the death of his heart
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Believer Death Heart
There are no means of attaining faith and certainty except through the Qur’an.
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Attain Certainty Mean
O you, who spends his lifetime disobeying his Lord, no one amongst your enemies is wicked to you more than you are to yourself
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Enemy Lifetime Wicked
A person’s tongue can give you the taste of his heart.
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Giving Heart Taste
Ibn Taymiyyah lived poorly. He was imprisoned and threatened. But I have never seen anyone as happy as him.
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Except God Imprisoned Threatened
Sins have many side-effects. One of them is that they steal knowledge from you.
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Sides Sin Stealing
The sea of pleasures may drown its owner and the swimmer fears to open his eyes under the water.
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Eye Sea Water
Doom comes about because of neglecting to evaluate one’s self and because of just following one’s whims.
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Neglect Self Whim
A real man is one who fears the death of his heart, not of his body.
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Heart Men Real
As long as you are performing prayer, you are knocking at the door of Allah, and whoever is knocking at the door of Allah, Allah will open it for him.
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Islamic Prayer Religious
If a man’s patience is stronger than his whims and desires, then he is like an angel, but if his whims and desires are stronger than his patience, then he is like a devil. If his desire for food, drink and sex is stronger than his patience, then he is no better than an animal.
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Angel Animal Sex
One of the most beneficial of remedies is persisting in du’a.
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Beneficial Persisting Remedy
Women are one half of society which gives birth to the other half so it is as if they are the entire society.
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Giving Society Women
The perfection of Tawheed is found when there remains nothing in the heart except Allaah
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Found Heart Perfection
As you can taste a pot full of food with a spoon likewise someone’s tounge can tell you about his heart.
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Heart Spoons Taste